Polanski faces backlash for sharing post on police knife attack response

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has come under growing criticism after sharing a social media post condemning the actions of police officers who arrested the suspect in the Golders Green attack. Two officers Tasered and kicked the suspect in the head while trying to prise a knife from his hand after he had stabbed two Jewish men in north London on Wednesday. Polanski reposted a post on X which said: "Essentially his officers were repeatedly and violently kicking a mentally ill man in the head when he was already incapacitated by Taser." Anthony Slaughter, who leads the Greens in Wales, disagreed with Polanski's decision to repost the comment, telling LBC it seemed "inappropriate". Green Party deputy leader Rachel Millward also appeared to distance herself from the comments, praising the officers as "brave", and adding the incident would have been "beyond terrifying". Speaking on BBC Question Time, she added: "I'm extremely grateful to the emergency services who responded". Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has said he is "proud" of the officers, and said in a letter to Polanski on Thursday he was "disappointed" the politician had amplified "inaccurate and misinforme